6 Aug 2021
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim 1. Kerajaan Malaysia 2. Majlis Keselamatan Negara
- Citation
- No: 06(RS)-1-03/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
- Court
- RS
- Case number
- No: 06(RS)-1-03/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
The Federal Court held: (1) the amending Acts A566, A584 and A885 are not unconstitutional on basic-structure grounds and Article 66 as amended is valid; (2) the NSCA 2016 is not rendered invalid by any alleged unconstitutional amendments and need not have been enacted under Article 149 because it is validly enacted under Parliament's legislative powers (Article 74 and Ninth Schedule) and its scope includes non-subversion national security matters (eg disasters, public health); and (3) sections 18 and 22 of the NSCA do not violate Article 9(2) and are proportionate in context, therefore the N…